[Tweeters] Book recommendation--slightly off topic

[J Christian Kessler]

again off topic, but my kids gave this book for Christmas and I strongly
agree with everything Charlotte says.  a really good read.

Chris Kessler
Seattle

On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 5:24 PM <byers345 at comcast.net> wrote:


> Hi Tweeters,

>

>               I recently finished a book that I found quite charming:  *A

> Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life ande Epic Journey of the World’s

> Smartest  Birds of Prey* by Jonathan Meiburg.   The birds in question are

> caracaras.  It starts and ends with the Striated Caracara, which I imagine

> most of us have not seen.  But along with talking about caracaras, Meiburg

> also discusses people who have been interested in caracaras over the years,

> like Charles Darwin, William Henry Hudson, an Argentinian-American, who

> lived much of his life in England, many people who have done research on

> caracaras, etc.  He also mentions the Crested Caracara that appeared in

> Washington State a few years back.  One of my favorite parts of the book

> was a detailed description of a long trip Meiburg took up the Rewa River in

> Guyana to see Red-throated and Black Caracaras.

>

>               So my apologies if Ian Paulsen has already reviewed this

> book.  I enjoyed it and you might too!  Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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